The modern Bronco keeps the old-school formula—body-on-frame toughness, removable doors and roof, standard 4×4—and layers on today’s electronics, cameras, and drive modes. Across the range you’ll see familiar Bronco signatures like G.O.A.T. Modes (up to seven), generous ground clearance (up to 13.1 inches), water fording over 33 inches, and towing rated up to 3,500 pounds (4,500 on Raptor), plus options such as dual tops and class-exclusive cowl-mounted mirrors that stay put when the doors come off. Two-door models ship with a hard top; four-doors start with a soft top, and every trim is built for trails first, commutes second
Base is the clean slate—standard 4×4, HOSS 1.0 suspension, five G.O.A.T. Modes, tow hooks, and the essentials inside, now including a 12-inch digital cluster. It’s deliberately simple and ripe for factory packages or accessories, but it still carries Bronco fundamentals like easy-remove doors/roof and stout underpinnings. The 2.3-liter EcoBoost® I-4 (300 hp) pairs with a 7-speed manual featuring a crawler gear or a 10-speed automatic. ( Ford )
Big Bend moves into popular-equipment territory without getting precious. Think everyday-friendly features and the widest menu of appearance and capability add-ons, including the Black Diamond™ Package (steel bumpers, bash plates, rock rails, auxiliary switches) and the throwback Free Wheeling™ package. This is also where many shoppers add the Sasquatch® Package, which brings 35-inch tires, wide fender flares, 4.7 final drive with front/rear lockers, and available HOSS 3.0 dampers—turning a daily Bronco into a serious trail build in one box.
Outer Banks skews a little more polished for road miles, with style cues and comfort features that make it the “weeknight-nice, weekend-capable” Bronco. With Sasquatch it transforms, but in stock form it’s the one that splits the difference between curb appeal and genuine dirt road competence.
Heritage Edition taps the 1966 palette and details—contrasting grille with bold BRONCO lettering, vintage-inspired wheels—and bakes in the Sasquatch hardware from the factory. It’s a nod to the original that still plays by modern Bronco rules: locking diffs, big rubber, and the same trail electronics the rest of the family enjoys.
Badlands is the all-terrain technician. Bilstein position-sensitive monotube shocks, a front stabilizer-bar disconnect, aggressive tire options (33s or 35s), and the full suite of off-road drive modes make it the most configurable “go anywhere” Bronco outside the halo models. Inside, buyers can swing from wipe-clean marine-grade vinyl to a leather-and-tech build; outside, it’s the trim most frequently chosen by drivers who actually use rock crawl, trail cameras, and the low-range gearing every month.
Stroppe® Edition is new and unapologetically desert-leaning. Named for Bronco’s Baja racing partner Bill Stroppe, it folds in HOSS 3.0 with FOX™ internal-bypass dampers, full-vehicle bash plates, a severe-duty steering rack, front stabilizer-bar disconnect, and the 2.7-liter EcoBoost® V6—plus distinctive Stroppe graphics and a glare-cutting matte-black hood. Where Badlands is a multi-tool, Stroppe is the sand-runner with attitude, factory-built.
Raptor® is the high-speed hammer. It pairs a fortified chassis and long-travel suspension with the most power in the family (up to 418 hp from the twin-turbo V6), 37-inch tires, and unique bodywork to clear them. Tow rating jumps to 4,500 pounds, and the drive-mode set is tuned for Baja blasts as much as slow-speed crawling. It’s the Bronco that turns whoops and washboards into a playground while still wearing a license plate.
Across every trim, the details make daily life easier: trail turn assist, available surround-view cameras, a swing gate that opens to 150 degrees, clever MOLLE paneling, and a deep catalog of factory packages and accessories—from matte-film paint protection to heavy-duty underbody armor. And each Bronco purchase includes an invitation to Bronco Off-Roadeo®, where owners learn how the G.O.A.T. Modes, lockers, and sway-bar disconnects translate into confidence on real terrain.
Which Bronco fits the plan? Base is the blank canvas for builders; Big Bend is the value play with upgrade paths; Outer Banks is the road-friendly daily that still loves gravel; Heritage Edition is nostalgia with real hardware; Badlands is the trail technician; Stroppe Edition is the desert specialist; and Raptor is the all-out performance flagship. The constant through all of them is the same: a purpose-built 4×4 that treats the trail as its main stage and the work week as a shakedown drive.
